True Blood

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Season 5
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 7, 2008
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
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Critic Reviews

  1. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Jun 8, 2012
    60
    Silly doesn't even begin to describe most of what goes on in the first few episodes....And yet, like an addiction to free-range hemoglobin, there's something undeniably compelling about the characters, human and otherwise, in a series whose plotting grows more twisted every year.
  2. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Phillip Maciak
    Jun 11, 2012
    50
    True Blood has never been a show with a conscience, so it's awkward watching it try to get one in a hurry.
  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Jun 8, 2012
    50
    There's still some fun to be had watching True Blood but it offers more soap than satire or social commentary these days.

Awards & Rankings

35
#35 Best TV Season of 2012
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#24 Most Discussed TV Season of 2012
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#97 Most Shared TV Season of 2012

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 181 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 125 out of 181
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 181
  3. Negative: 29 out of 181
  1. Igonge
    Jun 13, 2012
    5
    There are still too many characters to care about. This is what season 4 suffered from. I think they need to slow down a little bit and cutThere are still too many characters to care about. This is what season 4 suffered from. I think they need to slow down a little bit and cut the number of storylines because the show has become too fast paced.… Full Review »
  2. hennarinse
    Jun 13, 2012
    0
    An utterly unwatchable episode, filled with cheesy dialogue, recycled plot twists, and tired characters that no amount of gratuitous nudity onAn utterly unwatchable episode, filled with cheesy dialogue, recycled plot twists, and tired characters that no amount of gratuitous nudity on the part of the comely cast can overcome.… Full Review »
  3. theatreshorror
    Jun 23, 2012
    2
    This Show is based off a really good series of books. Season one was fantastic in sticking to the storyline. Now 4 seasons later in season 5 iThis Show is based off a really good series of books. Season one was fantastic in sticking to the storyline. Now 4 seasons later in season 5 i use the therm "based" loosely. The Series has strayed from the original storyline and flew off in it's own direction. I'm NOT happy about it and don't wish to continue watching something that has gone so far from the original story. If you have seen the show but not read the books, don't read past book one.… Full Review »
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